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The president launched into a tirade over Minnesota's Somali population at the end of a two-hour plus Cabinet meeting.
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The president launched into a tirade over Minnesota's Somali population at the end of a two-hour plus Cabinet meeting.
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Virginia Ford Fletcher was 7 years old when the attack began on Tulsa's Greenwood district in 1921. It was sparked after a newspaper published a sensationalized report about a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman.
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She was 7 when the attack on Tulsa's Greenwood district in 1921 began after a newspaper published a sensationalized report about a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman.
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A panel of federal judges unanimously denied requests to temporarily block the new map brought by a pair of lawsuits.
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A panel of federal judges unanimously denied requests to temporarily block the new map in a pair of lawsuits.
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Virginia Ford Fletcher was 7 years old when the attack began on Tulsa's Greenwood district in 1921. It was sparked after a newspaper published a sensationalized report about a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman.
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She was 7 when the attack on Tulsa's Greenwood district in 1921 began after a newspaper published a sensationalized report about a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman.
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The legislation seeks to stop Black women from suffering during and after childbirth and hold hospitals accountable according to bill language obtained exclusively by NBC News.
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The legislation seeks to stop Black women from suffering during and after childbirth and hold hospitals accountable, according to bill language obtained exclusively by NBC News.
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“It was really a horrific situation to be treated like a dog, or not even like a dog, like less than,” mother Mercedes Wells said.
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“It was really a horrific situation to be treated like a dog, or not even like a dog, like less than,” mother Mercedes Wells said.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday and is under observation for a neurodegenerative condition, the organization he founded said.
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Jackson, 84, has been managing the condition, called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), for over a decade, his organization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said.
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Local veterans in Virginia recently learned about the African American cemetery and the fact it had been overlooked in traditional military ceremonies. This Veteran's Day, that will change.
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Organizers said they want descendants to help identify some of the veterans buried there.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Wednesday and is under observation for a neurodegenerative condition, the organization he founded said.
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Jackson, 84, has been managing the condition, called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), for over a decade, his organization, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said.
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Local veterans in Virginia recently learned about the African American cemetery and the fact it had been overlooked in traditional military ceremonies. This Veteran's Day, that will change.
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Organizers said they want descendants to help identify some of the veterans buried there.
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Kneeland, 24, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase, officials said Thursday. The case and manner of death will be determined by the Collin County Medical Examiner's Office.
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Kneeland, 24, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase, officials said. The Collin County Medical Examiner's Office will determine cause and manner of death.
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A decade ago, Misty Copeland became the first Black female principal dancer in the company’s 75-year history.
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A decade ago, Copeland became the first Black female principal dancer in the company’s 75-year history.
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NBC News anchor and reporter Morgan Radford's great-grandparents' journey from Jamaica and Cuba to the U.S. spurred her to delve into her heritage in a new way: through fiction.
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NBC News anchor and reporter Morgan Radford's great-grandparents' journey from Jamaica and Cuba to the U.S. spurred her to delve into her heritage in a new way: through fiction.
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Soeme Memphians in the majority-Black city told NBC News they are exchanging one fear — the crime in their city — for another, excessive policing. Some invite the task force; others say they feel like pawns in a political game they cannot win.
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The National Guard joined an alphabet soup of federal agencies making arrests in Memphis. While welcome to some residents, others fear excessive policing.
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The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.
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The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.
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Soeme Memphians in the majority-Black city told NBC News they are exchanging one fear — the crime in their city — for another, excessive policing. Some invite the task force; others say they feel like pawns in a political game they cannot win.
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The National Guard joined an alphabet soup of federal agencies making arrests in Memphis. While welcome to some residents, others fear excessive policing.
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"The New Book" collects the late poet's final thoughts, revealing "even more of who she always was" as her health declined before her death in 2024.
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"The New Book" collects the late poet's final thoughts, revealing "even more of who she always was" as her health declined before her death in 2024.
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The show, which was previously hosted by LeVar Burton and aired on PBS, was canceled in 2006.
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The show, which LeVar Burton previously hosted on PBS, was canceled in 2006.
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Shakur, convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and remained in Cuba until her death.
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Shakur, convicted of killing New Jersey state Trooper Werner Foerster, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and lived in Cuba until her death.
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Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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